TB and Outbreaks Week
Susan Hasty, Publisher
Table of Contents . . . October 5th, 1998
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Public Policy (TB) - MDR-TB "Hot Zones" Need More than DOT
Coinfection (TB/HIV) - TB Prophylaxis Can Cut Active Disease Rate in Half
Epidemiology - M. malmoense Infection Still Rare in U.S.
Outbreaks (TB) - Clinton County Revisited: More Must be Done in Poor, Rural Areas
Public Policy (TB) - Managed Care is Impacting TB Control Efforts
Testing (TB) - In-House Testing Distinguishes M. tb from M. avium
Disease Associations - Flu Shots Can Be a Life Preserver for People With Diabetes, CDC Says
Environment - Studies Hint that Pollution Leads to Cancer
Epidemiology - Report: Drinking Water, Nutrition, Surveillance Keys to Containing Disease
Industry News (Influenza) - Intravenous Flu Drug Effective Against Influenza A Virus
Influenza Vaccine - New Anti-Microbial Agent Kills Flu Virus, Prevents Infection in Mice
Nosocomial Infection - Common Infection Causing Uncommon Problems in Hospitals
Pertussis - Incidence of Whooping Cough in Canada Tripled in the '90s
Pertussis (Epidemiology) - Cases of Whooping Cough On the Rise
Respiratory Tract Infection (ICAAC Conference) - C. pneumoniae Implicated as Cause of Persistent Nasal Congestion
Rhinovirus (Treatment) - Protease Inhibitor Fights Common Cold
Epidemiology - Brazil's Yanomami Hit By Tuberculosis, 43 Dead
Epidemiology - Tuberculosis Cases Rise in Japan for First Time Since 1960
Funding - U.S. Gives $10 Million to WHO To Fight Major Diseases
Risk Factors - Doctors Say Russian Tuberculosis Crisis May Spread
Epidemiology (TB) - "Source Case Investigations of Children with Tuberculosis Infection in San Diego, CA."
Epidemiology - "Prevalence of Tuberculosis (TB) among Persons with AIDS in the United States, by World Region of Birth."
Epidemiology (TB) - "Increased Incidence of Tuberculosis in Honduras, 1987-1997."
Epidemiology (TB) - "Interstate Clustering of M. tuberculosis DNA Fingerprints."
Epidemiology (TB) - "Pulmonary Tuberculosis in HIV Infected and Uninfected Patients in Sentinel Hospitals in the United States, 1994-1995."
Immunology (TB) - "Macrophage Migration Inhibitory Factor (MIF) Activates Human Macrophages to Restrict the Growth of Mycobacterium tuberculosis."
Immunology (TB) - "kD ISCOMS: Immune Responses to the 38 kD Lipoglycoprotein from Mycobacterium tuberculosis."
Legionellosis (Diagnostics) - "Detection of Legionella by PCR in Respiratory Specimens using a Commercially Available Kit."
Legionellosis (Immunology) - "Low Endotoxic Potential of Legionella pneumophila Lipopolysaccharide Due to Failure of Interaction with the Monocyte Lipopolysaccharide Receptor CD14."
Tuberculosis (Diagnostics) - "Comprehensive Evaluation of Performance, Laboratory Application, and Clinical Usefulness of Two Direct Amplification Technologies for the Detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Complex. DOUBLEQUOT
Tuberculosis (Drug Resistance) - "Mechanisms of Isoniazid Resistance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis: Enzymatic Characterization of Enoyl Reductase Mutants Identified in Isoniazid-Resistant Clinical Isolates."
Tuberculosis (Immunology) - "CTL Response to Mycobacterium tuberculosis: Identification of an Immunogenic Epitope in the 19-kDa Lipoprotein."
Tuberculosis (Immunology) - "Molecular Cloning and Immunologic Reactivity of a Novel Low Molecular Mass Antigen of Mycobacterium tuberculosis."
Tuberculosis (Therapy) - "Peptide-Specific T-Cell Response to Mycobacterium tuberculosis: Clinical Spectrum, Compartmentalization, and Effect of Chemotherapy."
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